1896 Colorado Silver and Gold football team

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1896 Colorado Silver and Gold football
CFA champion
Conference Colorado Football Association
Record5–0 (2–0 CFA)
Head coach
CaptainHarry Gamble
Home stadiumCampus Fields
Seasons
  1895
1897  
1896 Colorado Football Association standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Colorado $ 2 0 05 0 0
Colorado Mines 1 1 01 2 0
Colorado College 0 2 03 4 0
  • $ Conference champion

The 1896 Colorado Silver and Gold football team was an American football team that represented the University of Colorado as a member of the Colorado Football Association (CFA) during the 1896 college football season. Led by second-year head coach Fred Folsom, Colorado compiled an overall record of 5–0 with a mark of 2–0 in conference play, winning the CFA title for the third consecutive year. This was the program's first undefeated season.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
October 3 Manual High School * Boulder, CO W 42–0
October 10 East High School *Boulder, COW 41–0
November 4at Colorado Mines Golden, CO W 30–0
November 15 Colorado College Boulder, COW 50–0
November 26at Denver Athletic Club * Denver, CO W 8–6
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. "1896 Football Schedule". University of Colorado Boulder . Retrieved October 23, 2023.
  2. "Colorado Football 2023 Record Book" (PDF). University of Colorado Boulder. p. 8. Retrieved October 23, 2023.